Rorschach Test: Theory and Practice

Misra, Rajendra K.; Kharkwal, Meena K.; Kilroy, Maurita A.;Thapa, Komilla

ISBN 10: 0803993285 / ISBN 13: 9780803993280

Published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A., 1996

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Pioneering study of the use of the Rorschach test in India, offering a clinical-experiential-cultural analysis of results. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1996, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition, in 290 pages, which are completely white & clean save for 1 flaw: some very light stained spots to fore edge. Slight musty odor. Binding strong & straight. The DJ is Fine: bright & colorful, virtually flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rorschach Test: Theory and Practice
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803993285
• ISBN 13: 9780803993280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition First Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness

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Synopsis

Featuring the first study of the Rorschach test in India, this refreshing book provides a clinical-experiential-cultural perspective with special reference to India′s rich cultural traditions. The authors first locate the test in the zeitgeist of the life and times of Hermann Rorschach, including Husserl′s phenomenology, psychoanalysis, existentialism, Cubism, Dadaism, and gestaltism. Of particular interest to clinicians is the authors′ approach to Rorschach protocols. The book examines the test within four different frameworks: John Exner′s "comprehensive system approach," Robert McCully′s "archetypal (Jungian) approach," Roy Schafer′s "psychoanalytic ego psychology approach," and Paul Lerner′s "psychoanalytic object relations approach." Designed to equip students and clinicians with the latest advances in its use and method, Rorschach Test: Theory and Practice provides a real-life context for looking at the responses by relating the test to literature, film, and everyday routine. A testimony to the timelessness of Rorschach′s method of understanding personality, this book demystifies and simplifies the clinical and empirical aspects of the test by pulling it out of esoteric "scientification" and reconnecting it with everyday life. Rorschach Test: Theory and Practice works wonderfully as a textbook for beginners and advanced students of clinical psychology, abnormal psychology, and psychopathology, and will also prove useful to professionals and researchers in not only mental health but also cross-cultural psychology and cultural anthropology.

About the Author

Komilla Thapa is Professor at the Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad. She trained as a clinical psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore. Her interests lie in mental health issues and childhood disorders.